mtx-plain(1)

πŸ’– mtx-plain β€” Plain TeX Runner πŸ’–

okay bestie, welcome to mtx-plain(1), literally the Plain TeX Runner, and it's giving very useful. let's get into it πŸŽ€


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

mtxrun --script plain [ OPTIONS ...  ] [ FILENAMES ]

that's it, that's the whole vibe. you call mtxrun with --script plain, throw in some OPTIONS, and optionally some FILENAMES, and you're off πŸ¦‹


🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Plain TeX Runner. no cap, that's the description. it runs Plain TeX. iconic behavior honestly πŸ‘‘


πŸ’… OPTIONS πŸ’…

  • --make β€” create format file ✨
  • --fonts β€” create plain font database 🌈
  • --run β€” process file πŸ”₯
  • --format=string β€” format name (default: luatex-plain) πŸ’œ
  • --engine=string β€” engine to use (default: luatex) 🧚
  • --jit β€” use luajittex ⭐

🫢 AUTHOR 🫢

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! this was version 1.00, dated 01-01-2023, and yes she's mtx-plain(1) β€” stay slaying with your Plain TeX, ily, bye πŸ’–βœ¨πŸŽ€

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